By Michael Bowman Washington 20 May 2008 One of America's best-known political figures, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the diagnosis comes days afte...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 20 February 2008 Three leading U.S. senators have told India's prime minister his government has only weeks to finalize a civilian nuclear deal with the United States or senators in Washington will not have time to ratify th...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 19 February 2008 An influential member of the U.S. Congress, Senator Joseph Biden, is proposing a massive increase in non-military financial aid to Pakistan. Senator Biden made the proposal during a news conference in Islam...
By Brian Wagner Caracas 02 December 2007 A leading U.S. senator has rejected allegations by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that Washington is seeking to destabilize the South American nation. In Caracas, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Mr. Chavez is in...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 November 2007 The U.S. Senate's number two Republican, Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, has announced he will retire next month. He becomes the sixth Republican to announce plans to leave the Senate, where Democrats...
By Alex Villarreal Washington 17 November 2007 U.S. veteran Senator Edward Kennedy is calling on his colleagues in Congress and the international community to do more for Sudan's troubled region of Darfur. He drew attention to the crisis while presen...
By Jim Malone Washington 28 September 2007 In the crowded field of Republican presidential contenders, perhaps no one is better known than Senator John McCain of Arizona. McCain is making his second run for the White House in 2008, and VOA National C...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 August 2007 Senator Richard Lugar and former Senator Sam Nunn, authors of U.S. legislation to reduce the post-Soviet nuclear arsenal, are in Russia in an effort to further tighten global controls on weapons of mass destruc...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 August 2007 An influential U.S. Senate Republican says President Bush should announce an initial withdrawal of troops from Iraq on September 15. Senator John Warner of Virginia made his comments to reporters Thursday,...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 July 2007 U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Tuesday faced sharp questioning from lawmakers of both political parties over his handling of the firing of federal prosecutors, as a constitutional showdown looms betwe...